Chris Beiser
@egg.computer
a big lichen on the process of civilization
its just not been the same since i lost my knocker-upper
August 12, 2026 at 5:04 PM
its just not been the same since i lost my knocker-upper
trying to explain to my fellow forumgoers that i am personally concerned
June 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM
trying to explain to my fellow forumgoers that i am personally concerned
Very exciting news: notnothing.ooo, the small press which I have begun to help my friends Suspended Reason and @arquipelago.org run, is the recipient of a New Aesthetics grant.
To celebrate, we are giving away PDFs of Suspended Reason's “Avatar: Way of Water”: www.notnothing.ooo/books/the-wa...
To celebrate, we are giving away PDFs of Suspended Reason's “Avatar: Way of Water”: www.notnothing.ooo/books/the-wa...
May 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Very exciting news: notnothing.ooo, the small press which I have begun to help my friends Suspended Reason and @arquipelago.org run, is the recipient of a New Aesthetics grant.
To celebrate, we are giving away PDFs of Suspended Reason's “Avatar: Way of Water”: www.notnothing.ooo/books/the-wa...
To celebrate, we are giving away PDFs of Suspended Reason's “Avatar: Way of Water”: www.notnothing.ooo/books/the-wa...
Dustin Moskovitz getting addicted to bluesky is so funny. The "no gap larger than four hours" label is one of my favorite details on this app. Labellers in general—truly great content.
April 28, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Dustin Moskovitz getting addicted to bluesky is so funny. The "no gap larger than four hours" label is one of my favorite details on this app. Labellers in general—truly great content.
the long break is 11 hours. in practice this means that charging is done in the operating time, which puts electric vehicles at a structural disadvantage. there are similar exceptions in place for ferries and railways!
April 24, 2026 at 7:17 PM
the long break is 11 hours. in practice this means that charging is done in the operating time, which puts electric vehicles at a structural disadvantage. there are similar exceptions in place for ferries and railways!
he also claims Alex Karp literally caused both 9/11 and Covid and sent hitmen after him, i don't think this guy is credible
April 24, 2026 at 7:11 AM
he also claims Alex Karp literally caused both 9/11 and Covid and sent hitmen after him, i don't think this guy is credible
The source for this claim also says that Palantir caused not just Covid, but also 9/11. He also says that Alex Karp sent hitmen after him.
I am not really a fan of Palantir but I do not think this is a credible guy.
I am not really a fan of Palantir but I do not think this is a credible guy.
April 24, 2026 at 6:53 AM
The source for this claim also says that Palantir caused not just Covid, but also 9/11. He also says that Alex Karp sent hitmen after him.
I am not really a fan of Palantir but I do not think this is a credible guy.
I am not really a fan of Palantir but I do not think this is a credible guy.
trying to convince people to watch Andre Roublev with me
April 24, 2026 at 5:58 AM
trying to convince people to watch Andre Roublev with me
oklou fans are either gay or user interface designer
April 18, 2026 at 4:41 AM
oklou fans are either gay or user interface designer
We could perhaps save some time if we start with this sentence, and whether you agree with it.
April 7, 2026 at 2:54 AM
We could perhaps save some time if we start with this sentence, and whether you agree with it.
Wired has a piece out today on the topic of the Woke 2 meme. Their conclusion? It's not a real cultural moment, because culture right now is when right wingers do things. Bad take and I disagree!
April 1, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Wired has a piece out today on the topic of the Woke 2 meme. Their conclusion? It's not a real cultural moment, because culture right now is when right wingers do things. Bad take and I disagree!
you ever heard of this meme? an oldie but a goodie
March 20, 2026 at 11:03 PM
you ever heard of this meme? an oldie but a goodie
I would very much like to try the new Ruixue, Ruixianghong and Qincui varietals
February 18, 2026 at 9:52 PM
I would very much like to try the new Ruixue, Ruixianghong and Qincui varietals
not to be too woke but the focus on "being held accountable" is tacitly carceral
January 28, 2026 at 9:39 PM
not to be too woke but the focus on "being held accountable" is tacitly carceral
once again i would like to point out that contrary to expectations, ATMs did not reduce bank teller employment, with ATMs introduced in the 70s and bank tellers peaking in 2005.
bank tellers did see qualitative changes in the job, however. and online banking did later reduce bank teller employment.
bank tellers did see qualitative changes in the job, however. and online banking did later reduce bank teller employment.
December 29, 2025 at 7:46 AM
once again i would like to point out that contrary to expectations, ATMs did not reduce bank teller employment, with ATMs introduced in the 70s and bank tellers peaking in 2005.
bank tellers did see qualitative changes in the job, however. and online banking did later reduce bank teller employment.
bank tellers did see qualitative changes in the job, however. and online banking did later reduce bank teller employment.
Study period january-thru-august and it covers attempts to do enterprise software acquisitions. The headline number excludes LLMs entirely, which by the same metric have a 40% success rate.
"95% of sales attempts of non-LLM generative AI tools don't close" doesn't have the same ring to it.
"95% of sales attempts of non-LLM generative AI tools don't close" doesn't have the same ring to it.
November 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Study period january-thru-august and it covers attempts to do enterprise software acquisitions. The headline number excludes LLMs entirely, which by the same metric have a 40% success rate.
"95% of sales attempts of non-LLM generative AI tools don't close" doesn't have the same ring to it.
"95% of sales attempts of non-LLM generative AI tools don't close" doesn't have the same ring to it.
Very weird claim to suggest productivity isn't up honestly. It certainly seems to be up!
November 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Very weird claim to suggest productivity isn't up honestly. It certainly seems to be up!
DONALD SHOUP raised one hand and thus he spake: PEDESTRIANS SHALL NOT SUBSIDIZE PARKING FOR DRIVERS
October 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
DONALD SHOUP raised one hand and thus he spake: PEDESTRIANS SHALL NOT SUBSIDIZE PARKING FOR DRIVERS
this take is literally an entire decade late but the first time i heard taylor swift's "Style" i thought it was a shockingly forthright piece of racial propaganda and it's kinda bizarre to me that this isn't the consensus view
October 8, 2025 at 6:35 AM
this take is literally an entire decade late but the first time i heard taylor swift's "Style" i thought it was a shockingly forthright piece of racial propaganda and it's kinda bizarre to me that this isn't the consensus view